20 mins into the game...

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Xoraisse wrote:

Well if D3 is so fantastic why not go back to it? I could write an ellaborate post on how the majority of your points mean next to nothing in any game (a closed beta one mind you)that stays true to the very definiton of "game". You sir, are the modern generation of gamer. A generation that spawned countless unimaginative, shallow and made for 6 year olds gameplay mechanics. A generation that says a game is bad because:

- bad graphics
- bad colours
- only DL at 600k

This is what makes a bad game. Right. And all in 20 minutes.

Sorry mods but...

GTFO, dont come back. Either if you are a troll or actually serious, this community doesnt need players like you, and you are NOT this game's target audience - quite obviously - and I dont want you jamming my game on Open Beta launch.

Very well said.

Would you be the same cathwallon that is related to WoW?

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Paveleins wrote:

which game did u play?

Seeing the most recent high quality youtube videos of this game, I can only ask OP the same question.

Graphics on high look absolutely amazing (spell effects esp), the darker/colorless environment and gloomy atmosphere is EXACTLY what people want (if you want retard-happy colors go play Torchlight or Diablo 3), and I've never seen or heard of any of the bugs the OP describes.

So TLDR, OP is a troll or clueless as to what makes a good ARPG.

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If i were responsible for this product it would never see a public release in it's current shape and form.

All i can say is thank god your not.

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JusticeAndLiberty wrote:

Well 20 minutes of playtime is like... playing the first 5 minutes of Skyrim and then writing a review.

This.

(Initial impressions of Skyrim after 20mins: Dragons = too OP to be killed. Too many Nords- where are the other races? Too much sky. Too many butterflies to chase, where are all the quests?)

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I've tried to be objective about this game and not see it as a D3 clone and give it an honest view and by doing that I realize what a fantastic game Diablo 3 actually is and how extremely polished the game was before it even hit beta-stage.

I do know that GGG is an indie studio and it needs to get the funding and hype of this product rolling asap but that won't detest me from being honest: This game has been my worst gaming experience ever and after 20 minutes of gameplay I find myself not even wanting to log on. To be fair, this is about as much time that your avarage gamer will give the product before deciding if they want to keep playing or not.

Well to be fair you're going into this game with a bias so you have to look at how that effects your experience. Your coming at the game with a view on how this game isn't D3 not how it stands on it's own and is a completely different product. I think your worst gaming experience ever sounds a tad dramatic, I mean have you ever even played Superman 64?

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Outdated graphics. In this day and age I as a gamer have come to expect more, I'm not talking about Far Cry 3 level of graphics here but there is a certain standard that one expects from a product these days and PoE is _FAR_ from it graphics-wise. Unproportionate design of both character models and monsters.

Well I could say there is some truth to this. PoE may not have the most revolutionary graphics to date, but you also have to factor in something like "fun" and "gameplay" you know the little things.

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* Weak to no colors at all on more or less everything. Could you possibly make a more boring visual world to travel in. I get it, the starter area is a beach, but hell I'm having problems even seeing monsters against certain backgrounds because well they simply just look like whatever debris is already laying there.

This is something that is opinion based so there is not really a right or wrong answer. However GGG has stated from the start of the game that the world is not going to be ultra colorful and over saturated. That wanted a darker gritty feel to the world that makes it feel real. Also as for enemies blending in there is actually lore to support that. In fact you could go as far to say it's intended in some areas like Sand Spitters.

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* Interactive objects and hitboxes are a complete swing and miss. Hitboxes are hard to hit, too slow to respond, doesn't stick onto the cursor once you've finally found one and holding the mousebutton clicked on it making my character more likely to run past the mob than hitting it. A complete overhaul of targeting mechanics would be in order.

I'll concede to this sometimes hitboxes can be a little out of bounds. Again this game is just now reaching Open Beta so keep that in mind while GGG keep polishing it again this is still early in development. Still When this happens it is usually very uncommon and not really something that hinders my enjoyment.

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* Information about what is actually happening... On several occasions i saw fireballs fly straight through mobs and explode behind them or simply vanishing into thin air. Sometimes they'd just explode mid-flight for no appearantly reason, stuck on some invisible roadbump not appearant to the human eye. Did my ability miss, bug out or what happened? Some combat interaction messages would be nice so I know if I'm actually doing the right thing.

This is a fair point and some of the community have already voice concern about more feedback in combat and is something there actively thinking about. However you also have to consider things like lag which could be from your connection. So that isn't the game's fault.

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The combat engine is even worse... Sluggish, unresponsive unimaginative in how skills and soells work. Abilities are laggy, graphics have variying casttimes depending on angle you throw them in. An attack speed of 1.3 should give me the same rate of attack no matter where I cilck on the screen but that's not the case.

I can't say I understand what you mean here. To me PoE's combat system has felt very responsive, again seeing as you played for 20 minutes I have to wonder how many skills you actually tested...

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* Servercapacaty is appauling. Running the download for the client via a 100/100 full duplex line gave a stunning 600 kb/s download rate... That won't go over well on launchday.

Again this is something that GGG has been testing and testing either with bots or actual players. I would not be surprised if the servers went down the first day of Open Beta. It really just depends how well prepared they are and how many players sign up. I have faith in their technical know how that they will have their bases covered for Open Beta.

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I'm hoping this feedback will help you improve your game because I honestly would love to play it and support you. I run my own software development company and have been doing so for a few years and know how hard these things are to get right. But it's harder to recover from a poorly made product than it is to tell clients that it's not good enough _YET_ and take a step back and really think about what you're doing here. I think that I've re-invented our products atleast 10 times over before we finally hit to market which also let us become the leading software dev company in our field.

Best regards,
Cath

Again I think that GGG knows what they are doing and they are very careful in what changes they make and how they release them. Most of your review comes from a limited time with the game so I feel that you may have judged it to quickly. Although everyone has a right to their opinion you also have to remember that it won't be taken vary seriously if you haven't given the game a proper chance.

You are Geralt, OP is Troll.

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Sparowes wrote:

You are Geralt, OP is Troll.

A troll's weakness is a calm and well reasoned response.

Your first mistake was thinking it was a D3 clone.

Typical modern gamer.

Superficial complaints about graphics, develops knee jerk opinion and then presents it as fact, tells us about his deep background in software development as if it lends weight to his opinions.

Of course that assumes he isn't a troll, which I find unlikely. Poe's law in full effect.

Seeing more and more troll threads like these, however, is proof that PoE is starting to get widespread traction. General is going to be filled with crap like this.

Anyhow OP - assuming you're serious, and you prioritize cheesy graphics and shallow combat over actual depth and character progression then you should just stick to D3. Path of Exile is not the game for you.